On Tuesday, HarperCollins closed its Collins doors and cut around 60 positions. The Bowen Press is also closing.
It is unsure whether the Bowen books will be released under the HarperCollins Children’s Books or HarperTeen label.
It’s a sad day when we see something like Bowen Press close. It was, as they stated, Provacative, Bold, New, Graphic…and in my words…needed.

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Kicking off my Valentine’s Day nod to romance is Catherine Clark’s latest release, So Inn Love.
Catherine Clark has written a number of teen reads, including a couple of books in the popular Gilmore Girls series. Other books that she has authored include Maine Squeeze, Icing on the Lake and Truth or Dairy. She has a thing for kicky titles which I like. A kicky title tells you upfront that this book isn’t going to change your life, it has no pretensions of curing cancer or causing world peace. It says this a fun read.
And so it …read more